None of these are remotely an issue. It’s the internet that has radically changed the issue unlike anything prior.Sure, in theory. My issue is with adults here. In practice, this leads to problems. What's porn? Renaissance paintings in museums? Artsy photos in a gallery? And what does exposing constitute? A kid sneaking into their parents room to look at Playboys?
I did, I explained how it’s more akin to a drug and how obscenity laws have been present since the founding.You don't seem to understand that while America in its constitution made great promises, it didn't much stick to them for a very long while, notably the Alien and Sedition act. Also, the constitution originally mostly only applied to the federal government, not the state. But they did write down what they meant, and it included freedom of speech. My standards for what is and isn't un-American are quite simple, and they are laid out in the constitution. You've presented no argument that porn isn't somehow speech or press. You just say it's harmful, but newsflash, the founders new 'harmful' speech would happen. They wanted it legal.
If you think my beliefs are theocracy than almost every government in history is theocracy. And while the founders were alive, obscenity laws were passed. I care about the founding ideals. The constitution isn’t there for the constitution in it of itself, it’s to try and ensure longevity of the founding ideals. You find the ideals in the Declaration of Independence and in the writings of the founders and just a bit in the preamble to the constitution. The constitution doesn’t give you much of ideals, it just shows what protections are in place to ensure the function of government. You also completely ignore the characteristics of the founding stock and identity of the people of the nation, which I care about preserving as much of too, not just the political theories of their elite class. That’s the problem with y’all, you made it into a religious text. And no, they didn’t think what I’m saying is “fucking stupid”. There was zero conception of internet porn, and what porn there was was very often regulated and/or banned while they were alive.I care about the founding document, while you apparently want to toss it away to institute a theocracy. You don't seem to understand that when they had the option, the founders thought that was so fucking stupid they made laws to stop it.
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